History
The journal was established in March 1665 as Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. In 1887, the journal expanded to become two separate publications: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B (biological sciences) and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A (physical sciences).
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